PHP ftp_exec() Function

The PHP ftp_exec() function is used to request execution of a specified command on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_exec(ftp, command)

Parameters

`ftp`	`Required.` Specify the FTP connection to use.
`command`	`Required.` Specify the command to execute.

Return Value

Returns true if the command was executed successfully or false on failure.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of ftp_exec() function.

<?php
//FTP server to use
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";

//username for the FTP Connection
$ftp_user = "user";
  
//password for the user
$ftp_pass = "password";
   
//set up a connection or die 
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server)
    or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
   
if($ftp) {
  echo "Successfully connected to $ftp_server!\n";
 
  //trying to login
  if(@ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) {
    echo "Connected as $ftp_user@$ftp_server\n";

    $command = 'ls -al >files.txt';

    //trying to execute command
    if (ftp_exec($ftp, $command)) {
      echo "Command executed successfully\n";
    } else {
      die('Command failed');
    }

  } else {
    echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n";
  }
 
  //close the connection
  if(ftp_close($ftp)) {
    echo "Connection closed successfully!\n"; 
  } 
}
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Successfully connected to ftp.example.com!
Connected as user@ftp.example.com
Command executed successfully
Connection closed successfully!

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